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The Washington Wizards are set to enter into 2019 free agency without a full-time general manager, but the team is still making moves and preparing for more big decisions coming their way. According to a story by Chase Hughes of NBC Sports, the team’s starting point guard in 2018-19, Tomas Satoransky, can expect to get […]

Mo Bamba, remember, is still just 21 years old. A reminder of the Orlando Magic center’s youth makes it seem far less surprising he would have so much audible fun sliding down a tube in Beijing. What it doesn’t explain, though, is how the impossibly-long Bamba managed to fit in the cart that provided him […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star Stephen Curry may have lost on the NBA’s biggest stage this season, but he and Orlando Magic big man Mo Bamba are winning on a smaller one. That’s right. Curry and Bamba recently teamed up for an impromptu duet. This was no ordinary performance, though. Their song selection? “Old Town Road” […]

Orlando Magic general manager John Hammond has “no idea” when Markelle Fultz will be ready to play. Fultz is rehabbing from thoracic outlet syndrome, a nerve issue in the neck and chest. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft has only played in 33 games in the NBA. The Magic acquired Fultz […]

The Orlando Magic are expected to be busy once free agency opens in a few days. Not only are they expected to look for players who will help improve their roster, but they will also have to do everything they can to keep key free agents Nikola Vucevic and Terrence Ross. Vucevic and Ross were […]

The Orlando Magic have officially begun constructing the team’s roster ahead of the 2019-20 campaign. According to a formal statement released by the Eastern Conference franchise on Tuesday evening, the Magic have issued qualifying offers to center Khem Birch and power forward Amile Jefferson. As a result, the Magic current own the right to match […]

The Orlandoo Magic are staying active in the offseason. According to a report from Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, the Magic have decided to pick up Wesley Iwundu’s $1.6 million team option for the 2019-20 NBA season. Orlando Magic will pick up the $1.6 million 2019-20 team option on forward Wesley Iwundu, league sources tell […]

The 2019 NBA Draft, after the first three picks of Zion Williamson, Ja Morant and R.J. Barrett, was chock-full of surprises both in the lottery and just outside of it. In the lottery, the Atlanta Hawks and Minnesota Timberwolves both traded up to get their guy, the Phoenix Suns traded back to get a guy […]

The Orlando Magic have a simple reason for trading the No. 46 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft to the Los Angeles Lakers: they don’t want any more young players. Orlando sent the 46th overall pick to the Lakers on Thursday night in exchange for cash and a future pick. The Purple and Gold then […]

The Los Angeles Lakers had to pay a hefty prize to secure a second-round pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. The Lakers acquired the 46th overall pick from the Orlando Magic for a future pick and cash. According to David McMenamin of ESPN, the Purple and Gold paid $2.2 million to secure the pick from […]

Nikola Vucevic is set to be one of the best free agents on the market this summer, but the Orlando Magic may not let things get that far. Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman says the team is making it a priority to bring back Vucevic, as well as free-agent wing Terrence Ross, this […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have acquired the No. 46 pick in the second round of the 2019 NBA Draft from the Orlando Magic in exchange for future draft compensation and cash consideration, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Sources: The Los Angeles Lakers have acquired the No. 46 overall pick in the NBA draft from […]

The Washington Wizards would like to have former Chicago Bulls power forward Bobby Portis back in our nation’s capital for the 2019-20 and beyond so it seems. However, the Wizards will have some serious competition for Portis’ services as the struggling Eastern Conference franchise attempts to turn things around in a hurry ahead of the […]

Mo Bamba, the No.6 overall pick of the Orlando Magic in the 2018 NBA Draft, had a rather uninspired and injury-shortened rookie season. Bamba was only able to play in 47 games in his rookie year due to a left tibia fracture, and when he did play, he was not overly effective as a pick-and-pop […]

Orlando Magic President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman remains high on former Philadelphia 76ers guard Markelle Fultz. Fultz is recovering from thoracic outlet syndrome that has sidelined him for the most part of the 2018-19 season. Weltman said that Fultz, whom they acquired from the Sixers last season, is recovering very well and is making […]

Incoming second-year man Melvin Frazier Jr. of the Orlando Magic just underwent surgery on his right tibia and is on the way to recovery. Per The Magic PR, the 22-year-old Frazier went under the needle to repair a stress fracture in his right tibia. INJURY UPDATE: Melvin Frazier Jr. underwent successful surgery Thursday to repair […]

Orlando Magic swingman Terrence Ross hosted a local youth private screening of Men In Black: International. Per Magic beat writer John Cohen, Ross hosted a private screening of the fourth installment of the science fiction film franchise. The audience were comprised of 50 kids from Parramore’s New Image Youth Center (NIYC). For the 28 year […]

Mo Bamba’s NBA debut was quietly disappointing, but the Orlando Magic don’t have to worry about his desire to come back much-improved next season. Why? Barely more than a month after his team was eliminated from the playoffs, the impossibly long-limbed big man is already back in the lab with workout guru Drew Hanlen. Perhaps […]

With the first three games now behind us and game 4 set to tip off on Friday night, the NBA Finals are nearing an end. Thankfully, there is never a down moment in this beautiful league and the crowning of the 2019 NBA Champions will signal the start to the increasingly hectic 2019 NBA offseason. […]

In an in-depth look at the 2009 Orlando Magic by The Ringer, former Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy says that Dwight Howard was a major reason for the team’s success in 2009. Orlando — while it might not earn credit for it — was one of the first teams to revolutionize the NBA […]

Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic is still undecided whether he will play for his home country of Montenegro or not, hoping to resolve his free agency before saying if he will join his country’s national team for the World Cup later this year. “I’m waiting for the situation around the contract to be solved,” the […]

The Orlando Magic will try to re-sign center Khem Birch during the offseason. However, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Philadelphia 76ers and more teams are expected to express their interest in the 26-year-old Canadian center. The Magic will attempt to re-sign Birch and will almost assuredly make him a restricted free agent […]

Former UCF big man Tacko Fall has no idea where he’ll be taken in this year’s draft, but it sounds like he wouldn’t mind playing for the Magic. On Monday, Fall was asked what it would feel like to play for the Magic. He smiled: “I can’t express how happy I would be,” Fall told […]

Orlando Magic big man Nikola Vucevic says he’s very happy in Orlando and wants to make his free agency decision before the Montenegrin national team gathering. Vucevic becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer. The Montenegrin national team gathering is scheduled for July 25. NBA free agency begins on July 1. The Magic made the […]

Orlando Magic big man Mo Bamba had an abbreviated rookie campaign this past season, playing in 47 games before seeing his year end as a result of a stress fracture in his left tibia. When Bamba was on the floor, he averaged 6.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.4 blocks over 16.3 minutes per game while […]

Before he ever took the floor at Indiana University, Romeo Langford was projected as a top ten pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. And despite a tremendous freshman season in which Langford was named Second Team All-Big Ten and averaged over 16 points and five rebounds, his stock fell. For all of his scoring prowess […]

The Sacramento Kings, fresh off a surprisingly competitive 2018-19 season, are apparently hoping to make a splash in free agency. According to John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7, the Kings have eyes for Orlando Magic big man Nikola Vucevic this summer, and are prepared to make incumbent starting center Willie Cauley-Stein available via trade if […]

Grant Hill and Tracy McGrady’s partnership in the Orlando Magic had a chance to be special. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out the way they wanted it to be. In his appearance on NBA TV’s Open Court, Hill opened up about his ill-fated stint with the Magic and what was supposed to be the start of […]

Until the Game 6 loss to the Toronto Raptors, the entire world got a good glance at an under-appreciated player that can impact the game in every way possible. This 6’5’’ combo guard was last seen using his size to bully smaller guards on his way to finishing at the rim. When he wasn’t doing […]

The Orlando Magic greatly depended on Evan Fournier to build on a career-best 2017-18 campaign, hoping he’d be the reliable source of 3-point shots he was a season ago. Yet the French shooting guard had a tough time mustering last season’s accuracy, hitting only 34.8% of his wide-open looks beyond the arc, while eight others […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker will reportedly receive interest from the Orlando Magic, Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers this summer, according to Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders. Walker becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason. The All-Star guard is eligible to sign a supermax extension with the Hornets after making […]

The Orlando Magic finally took a big step in the right direction in the 2018-19 NBA season after making it to the playoffs. New head coach Steve Clifford immediately turned the team around and the future could not be brighter. Orlando has a lot of young talent and quite a few ways to improve this […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were the biggest winners of the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery when they surprisingly won the first pick despite only having a six percent chance. Pelicans General Manager David Griffin is expected to select Zion Williamson from Duke University to the chagrin of the Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, and Cleveland Cavaliers. […]

Orlando Magic big man Nikola Vucevic flew under the radar this season while being one of the best big men in the NBA and leading the Magic to the playoffs. Vucevic had a spectacular year, averaging 20.8 points, 12 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.1 blocks and one steal over 31.4 minutes per game while shooting 51.8 […]

Not even two years after they selected him with the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft, the Philadelphia 76ers gave up on Markelle Fultz, trading him to the Orlando Magic for Jonathon Simmons and a second-round pick. For a guy that was expected by many to be the best player in the 2017 […]

It has been more than 18 years since the 2001 first round showdown between Tracy McGrady’s Orlando Magic and Glenn Robinson’s Milwaukee Bucks. That series is infamous for the trash talk McGrady laid down on Robinson when he referred to him as ‘Puppy Dog’ on the court. On Thursday, McGrady joined The Jump on ESPN […]

The Orlando Magic are a team on the rise. Predicted to finish near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings before the 2018-19 season, they went 42-40 and snuck into the playoffs as the seventh seed. Despite an early playoff exit, the 2018-19 season was certainly a success for Orlando. The Magic had a number […]

The Orlando Magic were arguably the most surprising playoff team in the 2018-19 NBA season, riding a talented wave of youngsters to a 42-40 record and to the team’s first playoff berth since 2012. Although the Magic were handily dispatched by the Toronto Raptors in five games in the first round, the future remains bright […]

Orlando Magic big man Nikola Vucevic is coming off his best season in the NBA. The 28-year-old averaged 20.8 points and 12.0 rebounds and made his first All-Star team. Vucevic led the Magic to the playoffs for the first time since 2012, the final year of the Dwight Howard era. Although the Magic lost to […]